Valid Forms of Photographic Identification

List of Photographic Identification

Starting January 1, 2012, Kansas voters must show photographic identification when casting a vote in person.
If the photo ID has an expiration date on it, the ID must not have expired at the time of voting. An acceptable
photo ID does not have to have an expiration date on the document in order to be valid. Persons age 65 or older
may use expired photo ID documents. Acceptable forms of photo ID are:

A driver's license or nondriver's identification card issued by Kansas or by another state or district of the United States

A concealed carry of handgun license issued by Kansas or a concealed carry of handgun or weapon license issued by another state or district of the United States

A United States passport

An employee badge or identification document issued by a municipal, county, state, or federal government office

A military identification document issued by the United States

A student identification card issued by an accredited postsecondary institution of education in the state of Kansas

A public assistance identification card issued by a municipal, county, state or federal government office

Exemptions from the Photographic Identification Requirement

The photo ID requirements do not apply to military and overseas citizens who vote under the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA).

The photo ID requirements do not apply in mail ballot elections. Mail ballot elections are limited to local jurisdictions holding special question-submitted elections.

The photo ID requirements do not apply to voters who qualify, apply and are accepted to the permanent advance voting
list, as long as they remain on the permanent advance voting list.

Any person whose religious beliefs prohibit photographic identification may be exempted from the photo ID requirement.
Any such person must complete and sign a
Form DRO(Español) (Declaration of Religious Objection).

Advance Voters Identification Requirements

A person voting in person in the county election office or at a satellite site is treated the same as a regular voter at the polling place on election day.

A person voting by mail may write his or her driver's license number on the application form or submit a copy of valid identification with the ballot application.

If an advance voter fails to provide identification information, or if the information provided is not valid, the
county election officer may issue a provisional ballot, but the ballot is not considered valid unless the voter
submits identification sometime before the county canvass. By law counties may canvass on the Monday following the
election or on the following Thursday (the 2nd Thursday following the election). Voters should check with their
county election office to determine the canvass date.

Free Photographic Identification

A registered voter who does not possess any of the approved government-issued photographic identification documents and
who wishes to vote may apply for a free nondriver identification card through the Division of Vehicles, Kansas Department of Revenue.

In order to obtain a fee waiver for a nondriver identification card, the person must also sign a form containing an affidavit
stating, among other things, that he or she:

is registered to vote in Kansas, and

does not possess a photographic identification document that is valid for voting purposes, and

has provided evidence of current Kansas voting registration status. Examples of such evidence of registration status
include a voter registration card (original or photocopy) or a printout from
Kansas VoterView.

The Form DE-VID1(Español),
entitled Certification Requesting Fee Waiver for Nondriver Identification Card, is provided by the Division of Vehicles at all driver's
license offices, at all county election offices and on the Secretary of State's website.

In order to obtain a nondriver identification card, a person must present acceptable
proof of identity and proof of residence to the Division of Vehicles, Kansas Department of Revenue. Qualifying individuals who lack
proof of identity and desire to obtain a free nondriver identification card may obtain a Kansas birth certificate from the Kansas Office
of Vital Statistics at no cost to the individual.

To obtain a free birth certificate in order to obtain a free nondriver identification card, all three of the following forms must be
submitted to the Kansas Office of Vital Statistics by a qualifying individual:

State Voter Identification Document

Individuals who do not have proof of identity and do not wish to pay for such a document may apply for a State Voter
Identification Document at no cost. (NOTE: This identification document is valid only for the purpose of voting
in Kansas and may not be used for any other purpose.)

To qualify, such person must either:

have been born outside of the state of Kansas, or

have been born in the state of Kansas, applied to the Kansas Office of Vital Statistics for a certified copy of such
person's birth certificate, received from the agency a "No Certificate Found" letter, and provided to the Secretary of
State's office a copy of such letter with the application.